The Cooper Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.5472, -165.40140
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Cooper Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cooper Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Alaska
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Nome Mines, Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: U. V. Industries (Alaska Gold Co.) Attn. W. Glavinovich.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): M.S. 1193 ISSUED JUNE 6, 1919, PAT#683723 - 31.99 ACRES. M.S. 1193 - NOME MINES, INC. - 1 CLAIM, USSR&M - 2 CLAIMS. M.S. 1212 ISSUED 1921, PAT #828467 - 7.29 ACRES (UV IND.). M.S. 1249 ISSUED 1922, PAT #879766 - 13.92 ACRES (UV IND)& DEED TO STATE FROM CITY OF NOME FOR 3.14 ACRES FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES ONLY; 7-2-64 CORRECTED DEED. M.S. 1252 ISSUED 1922, PAT #879898 - 14.42 ACRES (UV IND) PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1948: 325 OZ. OF GOLD AND 32 OZ. OF SILVER (USBMAFOC FILES). COOPER GULCH IS A DEEP GASH IN THE LIMESTONE OF ANVIL MTN. BUT IT ALSO TRENCHES SOME SCHIST BEDS (B533).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-039
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-042
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-198
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-199
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-290
Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 84
Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 186
Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 454
Reference (Deposit): MF463
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B533 p. 89
Reference (Deposit): B592u p. 389
Reference (Deposit): B592v pp. 402-403
Reference (Deposit): B662p p. 431
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